Postage metering machine



1. LUNDQUIST POSTAGE METERING MACHINE 26 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 24, 1959.

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POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 22, 1963 l. H. LUNDQUIST' POSTAGE METERING MACHINE 26 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 24, 1959.

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POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26 Sheets-Sheet 6 Oct. 22, 1963 H. LUNDQUIST ,1

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POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 26 Sheets-Sheet 17 22",, 1963 I. Hi. LUNDQUIST 3,107,854

' 905mm: METERING MACHINE Filed March 1959- 26 Sheets-Sheet 18 F IEIAE.

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' POSTAGE METERING MACHINE Filed March 24. 1959 v 26 Sheets-Sheet l9 Oct. 22, 1963 11. H. LUNDQUIST PQSTAGE'METERING mm 2 6 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed Mar-oh 24. 'JIQSS FIE-i5 

17. IN A POSTAGE METERING DEVICE, A BASE PORTION, A MOTOR DRIVEN MECHANISM MOUNTED IN SAID BASE PORTION, A CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A CYCLIC CLUTCH INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID MOTOR DRIVEN MECHANISM AND SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS AND OPERABLE UPON ENGAGEMENT THEREOF CONTROL THE OPERATION OF SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A FIRST PRINTING DEVICE HAVING A FULL CYCLE POSITION AND MOUNTED IN SAID BASE PORTION FOR ACTUATION BY SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS, A METER DETACHABLY MOUNTED IN AN OPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID BASE PORTION, MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID METER IN OPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID BASE PORTION AND FOR UNLOCKING IT FOR REMOVAL THEREFROM, A SECOND PRINTING DEVICE HAVING A FULL CYCLE POSITION AND MOUNTED IN SAID METER FOR ACTUATION IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID PRINTING DEVICE, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID SECOND PRINTING DEVICE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS FOR CONTROL THEREBY UPON OPERATIVE POSITIONING OF SAID METER ON SAID BASE PORTION AND OPERATION OF SAID LOCKING MEANS, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CYCLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVE TO PREVENT ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS WITH SAID CYLICALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS AND OPERATION OF SAID LOCKING MEANS WHEN EITHER SAID FIRST OR SAID SECOND PRINTING DEVICE IS OUT OF THE FULL CYCLE POSITION THEREOF. 